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Take warning, Jerusalem, or I will turn away from you and make your land desolate so no one can live in it. Jeremiah 6:8

The city of Jerusalem and the nation of Israel had turned away from God to the point God was getting ready to destroy them. The people had began to sin and refused to look at the problems with those sins. When problems would come up they would just bandage them up as though there were no major problems or injuries. God was warning them that He would destroy their land if they did not change, yet, most would not listen to the warnings being given.

It is very easy and common for people to look at a nation and see the problems with it. They look at the nation as a whole and see how, as a whole, the nation has turned away from God and allowed sinful practices to become commonplace. Christian speakers and many individuals will be quick to make the statement that there must be a change or God will judge the nation. Judgments against leadership in the nation are quick to happen.

While it is true that the nation as a whole may be turning away from God, the true reality of that nation turning is because of individuals. It is individuals who make up a nation and lead the nation. Turning from God starts with the individual person, so each person must hear the warnings of what is happening and make changes first in his own personal life.

The reason a nation does not serve God and accepts and lives in sin, is because an individual did not do his part.

Take a look at your own personal life. How much are you living for God? Do you just go to church and read your bible on Sunday, when the preacher tells you to do so? Or is it a part of your life each day, all day long?

Each day you leave your house, are you being a witness for God? Are you living according to God’s plans? Are you building up the kingdom for God?

If you have to answer no to any of these questions, then you are a part of the problem with your nation. You, also, must take warning. God’s warnings are for everyone to hear. You do not want God’s judgment on you or your nation. Live for God today.

I pray today that you will live for God; that you will be His witness everywhere you go; that you will hear the warnings God is giving your nation and people; and that you will encourage others to live for God.

What more could have been done for my vineyard than I have done for it? When I looked for good grapes, why did it yield only bad? Isaiah 5:4

God had built Israel up from a small group of people who were really nobody important. He provided everything that they needed. The nation was very strong and had abundant protection and food. There was absolutely nothing that they needed that God was not willing to provide.

Yet, the people turned away from Him and began to follow idols and other gods.

As God looked down upon Israel, all He could see was corruption and sin. There was no good fruit being produced in the land. This led the Lord to destroy Israel. He would bring destruction and death across the entire nation. The purpose of the destruction was to wake up the people and get their focus back on Him.

Israel was not the only nation that God had provided abundant blessings for, only to be rejected. Nations today are in the process of rejecting Jesus more and more each day, chasing their own sins. Many of these nations had followed God as a whole at some point in their history.

It is easy to look at the nations as a whole and see nothing but corruption and sin. Many try to blame the government or corporations for all of the sin being done. However, each of those nations are made up of individual people. It is the individuals who actually do the sin and promote the sin.

Now the question comes down to the individual. Jesus had died on the cross and rose from the dead for each and every person on this earth. He provided salvation for everyone who would accept it. If He can provide eternal life, the things needed on this earth are small and easy to meet.

Jesus said that you are not to worry about anything, that He would provide for all of your needs. Since God is providing for all of your needs, are you producing fruit for Him?

Is your life one of being a daily witness to this fallen world?

Or is it focused on pleasure and meeting personal needs?

What more can Jesus do for you, so that you will give Him your everything?

I pray today that you will know what Jesus has done for you; that you will know what God provides for you; that you will produce fruit for God; and that you will be His witness to everyone you meet.

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Welcome. My blog is a place where readers will find writings of personal experiences, thoughts, and the peace that the Lord provides throughout my walk. I intend to bring inspiration and insight, as well as providing a very personal and transparent view into my life, in order to help others see their own lives in a different perspective. I strongly believe that we all need a different view at times, in order for our own personal growth to take place.